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P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by YourNeibour on 09-21-2010 at 10:10 PM
Hi there,
I have a P4 2.66ghz processor the systemboard is P5V800-MX with 2 GIG's of DDR ram. I'm currently running Windows XP Pro w/sp3....Can i run Windows 7??
Regards
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Chris4 on 09-21-2010 at 10:24 PM
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by YourNeibour on 09-21-2010 at 11:56 PM
I've tried that in the past and the the video card i have witch is the ATI x1650 freezes when i boot it up. Should i maybe try the using the onboard and not the ATI?
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Chancer on 09-22-2010 at 12:27 AM
The onboard video is worse than your card. If it freezes, you're not recommended to upgrade.
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by CookieRevised on 09-22-2010 at 02:27 AM
It would surprise me that Windows would be the culprint of the video card freezing. Windows has always been designed to run on pretty low graphics cards. That you wont be able to use all the eyecandy stuff in Windows 7 with a low-end graphics card is possible and understandable, but you should at least be able to boot up.
For starters, how do you know the video card frooze? Have you tried another video card? Have you checked to card was properly plugged in?
If the, otherwise perfect running, card frooze when you executed the Upgrade Adviser then it is mostlikely a software problem, not a hardware problem.
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Mnjul on 09-22-2010 at 04:35 AM
quote:If the Advisor froze on XP, I'd also doubt it's the video card's fault (it could be any incompatible/faulty hardware/software when the Advisor is probing things)
Originally posted by YourNeibour
I've tried that in the past and the the video card i have witch is the ATI x1650 freezes when i boot it up. Should i maybe try the using the onboard and not the ATI?
Anyway, I'd run Vista on ATI Radeon X600 Pro and experienced no performance problems with the effects. So X1650 should be fine for W7 too I'd presume.
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Chris4 on 09-22-2010 at 11:11 PM
quote:Windows 7 works fine with my x1950, as did the Upgrade Advisor on XP.
Originally posted by YourNeibour
I've tried that in the past and the the video card i have witch is the ATI x1650 freezes when i boot it up. Should i maybe try the using the onboard and not the ATI?
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Hank on 09-23-2010 at 03:09 AM
quote:one way to findout if its the Card at fault, take it to a computer shop an get them to test it or slip it in a Mates PC an test it that way
Originally posted by YourNeibour
I've tried that in the past and the the video card i have witch is the ATI x1650 freezes when i boot it up. Should i maybe try the using the onboard and not the ATI?
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Chrissy on 09-23-2010 at 03:19 PM
quote:Definitely not..
Originally posted by ICQ
one way to findout if its the Card at fault, take it to a computer shop an get them to test it or slip it in a Mates PC an test it that way
I wouldn't trust them, or at least the ones around here. They would probably charge you to get it tested, then tell you it's 'faulty' so you can buy another one (off them).
Just try the on-board one or boot in VGA Enabled mode (Press F8 at start-up) to see if it's dodgy/corrupt drivers causing the problem.
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by YourNeibour on 09-23-2010 at 10:16 PM
The thing is the adviser sais it's fine...but when i boot the Windows 7 DVD into the drive it freezes the system at the language screen.
RE: P5V800-MX motherboard and Windows 7?? by Mike on 09-23-2010 at 11:17 PM
Maybe it can't detect your keyboard/mouse? Have you tried a different keyboard/mouse?